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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point about trust. The way the people of Northern Ireland have been treated over the past number of years by this Government is terrible. We need…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketI think it needs to be reiterated that if the people of England, Wales or Scotland woke up tomorrow morning and found that they would have to stand for election to try to stop…01 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketWill the hon. Member give way?01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandThe right hon. Member makes reference to the fact that, within the legislation, there is now a safeguard around significant disadvantage towards Northern Ireland and significant…01 Feb 2024HANSARDVeterinary Medicines: Northern IrelandContinued restrictions to veterinary medicines remain a very real threat to local agriculture. The British Veterinary Association Northern Ireland Branch president has said that a…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and I thank my party leader and deputy leader for the many gains in the Command Paper. However, our leader said that there…31 Jan 2024HANSARD School AttendanceHaving been born and brought up in her early years in Northern Ireland, the right hon. Member will know of the excellent educational facilities and teaching in that part of the…23 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsThe hon. Member makes an important point about cancer. Operations were cancelled and treatments delayed. More and more stories are coming to the fore around vaccinations of cancer…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill (Instruction)I rise to support the instruction tabled by my colleagues and me. Northern Ireland’s industry takes the welfare of all animals seriously, and I have never shirked from enhancing…15 Jan 2024HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill I thank my right hon. Friend for responding to this very important issue on behalf of the Democratic Unionist party. Does he agree that the notion that the Bill is trailblazing,…15 Jan 2024HANSARD Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness WeekThe hon. Lady is making a powerful contribution. I believe the Government should undertake work on accessible toilets to help people who have Crohn’s and colitis. In my Upper Bann…12 Dec 2023HANSARD People with Learning Disabilities: EmploymentThe hon. Member is making a powerful contribution. In my constituency, we have a number of good examples of companies and organisations that have embraced the spirit of employing…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Energy Costs and ChargesFigures released by the utility regulator in Northern Ireland show that small and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ireland are paying almost 10p per kW more than a typical EU…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Veterans Welfare ServicesI thank the Minister for his statement and for his ongoing work to support veterans right across the United Kingdom. The Minister will be aware that new research from Queen’s…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Autism and Learning Disability TrainingI commend the hon. Lady on securing this debate, which is very fitting and certainly much needed in relation to our schools. Does she agree that this issue is not only important…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Future of the NHSMy hon. Friend is making a powerful contribution. He will know all too well that in Northern Ireland our healthcare workers and nurses are the very backbone of our NHS. Does he…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Childhood Cancer OutcomesI commend the hon. Lady for her speech. Ethan really sounds like an amazing little boy whose memory will live on, as we have heard tonight. He reminds me of a little boy called…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Border Target Operating Model: Food and BiosecurityGoing from Northern Ireland to GB.13 Sept 2023HANSARD Border Target Operating Model: Food and BiosecurityI would like some clarity. Let us imagine I have had a career change and am bringing a lorryload of qualifying Northern Ireland goods from Northern Ireland to GB. Under the new…13 Sept 2023HANSARD RSE Curriculum: Northern Ireland SchoolsAs a former teacher, my right hon. Friend knows only too well the impact that the change will have on teachers, which I will refer to throughout my speech. I am proud to have…12 Sept 2023